The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-07-23
County Gossip.

the "luyestigatOrs He seems TO have beer
Ian active. harl. working committee man, VIII,
did his share Of the work. Still. he doesn
lappear TO have been n great favorie with tn,
chairman of the committee for we motto,
lin the distribution Of the prizes at the re
organization of the Board on the plans o
anti booderism" Brother Green is only
third man on the road and bridge commtie,
"a long ways from the throne; and chair
man of the committee on coal and gas
-inecure.
The balance Of the rest of the commiitc,
are. however. not without, honor.
Maierhoier is chairman of the finance
committee, and is on committees on cquu
cation on lands and to settle with C...u,l
aud Probate clerks.
Charley Gibbs is chairman of pauper com
mittee and is on committee to settle with
county treasurer.
Billy DIVER is chairman of committee Ia
settle with county treasurer, and is on com.
mirtee on finance, to settle with county clerk
and recorder. and on fees and salaries-only
four. The astude mind of Dryer, which
between Il "newspaper" and journal" is
in demand, it seems. The chairman of the
Board evidently knew a pearl when he saw
| it; but we wonder how so superb n pearl
can cavort itself at all in among the swine,
in the midst of which it has been cast Prob
ably the pearl expects to raise the Board up
to his standard of capacity, in time.
Then there's that giant-the bellows Of
them all. Norton. Norton is modest. He
allows his light to he hid under bushel by
being put off with the craftsmanship OF the
committee to settle with sheriff, chairman
ship OF fees and salaries committee, and
second place on both the finance and ludicl.
airy committees 1t is base Islander on
Norton to say he would accept the earth-as
it stands.
Then there's Butterheld. He, too, is mod
est. He only wanted whack at the circuit
and probate clerks, and takes the chairman
ship. If there are any more errands to rup
he can at least boss himself and make the
trips as easy as possible. Butteried is wise
in his generation.
On the face of things, therefore. 1t is quite
clear Mr.. Green is not favorite with the
committee.
But we have further evidence of the fact
from the mouth OF the late committee or
gan, the journal, which an wednesday said:
This supervisor Green is little less
than mischief maker and falslher."
The reason whereof this last attack is that
Mr.. Green failed to vote for the openly ac
lob of the committee, attempted
to be eDgineered through the Board by Mat
Naierhofer, to throw a lob of D printing to the
.Jouynal office. a project the Board promptly
sat down on.
But back of all is the prime cause, which
il. Green didn't want to be "illustrated"
= wrote up' by Rose OF the JDtrNul with the
rest of the crowd Rose saws he hasn't any
d. ENTERPRISE" no "go,' and wouldn't pay
for his picture, to be printed along with the
rest of this great and good body of boodler
hunters when they appeared in the great
anti boodler edition, Green saws he didn't
,b;ect to having for the picture but he did
.eformer Mt his own expense; and refused
y o,,ow his phvs,oonomv 10 appear in the
,ids, Of the ";lIus,r;ous GALAXY" MIR
roo, in short hurt the feelings of the
committee NV at least ouestioning the taste
,s buv;ra his ou, nortrait for the mr.
nose of takjno mart in the laudable ambition |
d inc coihu'i''ee " i"u' 'no'' o"n ''''"''
through the columns Oh 'heir 'ors"n' iea'
ing the people 10 'h'hA 'he enterprise ha'
been the editor instead Oh 'ne 'o'nh'''ee D.
Mr. ureen Will prooaoiy survive ne cut